SwAMi75 said:Heh....he has since declared "bubbles be damned" and become a diehard StarSan convert Converted me, too, although I still have some Iodophor on hand. I'm not afraid to use it, but StarSan is just easier.
Dude said:I originally voted Iodophor but have since been converted. All it took was to listen to Charley Talley talk about the stuff (Star-san) on the Brewing Network and I was hooked.
Huh?Kaiser said:I was about to post that too .
Since star san is a cleanser, it will break up, and sanitize, gunk that that Iodophor cannot reach. This doesn't mean that you don't have to clean your equipment when using star san, but you have a better chance in case it's not perfectly clean.
I'll be using star san once my Iodophor is gone.
Kai
AHammer16 said:how do you guys determine your ppm for idophor? I am not sure what the color should look like in a carboy at the approp. strength.
bikebryan said:Huh?
Everything I've read says that although Star-San is an excellent no-rinse fooe grade sanitizer, it has virtually NO cleaning capabilities.
I've been to the Five Star website. The tech sheet indicates that StarSan is good for sanitizing, but also specifically mentions that first the item must be cleaned thoroughly BEFORE applying. That pretty much implies that StarSan is not a cleaner!Kaiser said:This information comes from Five Star. Looks for the Sanitation show in the archive of The Brewing Network (thebrewingnetwork.com)
Kai
My bottles of Iodophor tell you how to measure. They state that you use one capful per 2.5 gallons of water to get a 12.5ppm solution, needed for no-rinse sanitizing.AHammer16 said:how do you guys determine your ppm for idophor? I am not sure what the color should look like in a carboy at the approp. strength.
bikebryan said:I've been to the Five Star website. The tech sheet indicates that StarSan is good for sanitizing, but also specifically mentions that first the item must be cleaned thoroughly BEFORE applying. That pretty much implies that StarSan is not a cleaner!
COMPLIANCE
STAR SAN is authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use as a general cleaning agent in official meat, poultry, rabbit, and egg processing establishments.
I've been an Idophor fan for years. A quart bottle lasts me a long time and it's easy to use. At $15 a quart (LHBS price) it's a very inexpensive sanitizer it also is very effective and a good no rinse sanitizer.Choose which sanitizer you use. Post why you use it, including your list of pros and cons.
I like Star San for other reasons besides as a sanitizer. I use it as an acid wash on my equipment that I clean with percarbonate, after rinsing the percarbonate solution out with hot water. The acid will neutralize the alkalinity if there is any still present, and the Star San wash has removed stains on my brewpot that the alkaline solution didn't.